Sanctuary Advisors LLC Sells 4,441 Shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU)

Sanctuary Advisors LLC reduced its stake in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:ESGU) by 6.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 62,763 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,441 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.06% of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF worth $8,348,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ESGU. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,973,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,384,603,000 after acquiring an additional 249,351 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 1,448,809 shares of the company’s stock worth $182,811,000 after purchasing an additional 6,472 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 15.5% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 597,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,330,000 after purchasing an additional 80,162 shares during the last quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co lifted its holdings in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 4.5% during the third quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co now owns 522,016 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,868,000 after purchasing an additional 22,561 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC boosted its position in shares of iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 315,684 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,833,000 after buying an additional 2,380 shares during the last quarter.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ ESGU opened at $134.17 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $14.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.85 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $131.50 and a 200 day moving average of $127.90. iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF has a one year low of $108.40 and a one year high of $134.50.

iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a dividend of $0.408 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th.

About iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

The iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Extended ESG Focus index. The fund tracks an index composed of US companies that are selected and weighted for positive environmental, social and governance characteristics. ESGU was launched on Dec 1, 2016 and is managed by BlackRock.